Assembly Bill A1974

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the stretch limousine safety act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, add §160, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11388

2019-A1974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the stretch limousine safety act.

2019-A1974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1974
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, JAFFEE, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, STIRPE, THIELE,
   MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO, GALEF,  SCHIMMINGER  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation law, in relation to enacting the
   stretch limousine safety act

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "stretch limousine safety act".
   § 2. Section 2 of the transportation law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 30-a to read as follows:
   30-A.  "STRETCH  LIMOUSINE"  MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN MODI-
 FIED, ALTERED OR STRETCHED, WITH A LENGTHENED AUTOMOBILE CHASSIS AND  IS
 DESIGNED FOR CARRYING MORE THAN TEN PERSONS, INCLUDING THE DRIVER.
   §  3. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section 160 to
 read as follows:
   § 160. PROVISIONS RELATED TO STRETCH LIMOUSINES.  1.  ANY  CARRIER  OF
 PASSENGERS  WHICH OPERATES A STRETCH LIMOUSINE SHALL RETIRE SUCH STRETCH
 LIMOUSINE FROM TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS TEN  YEARS  FROM  THE  DATE  SUCH
 STRETCH LIMOUSINE WAS FIRST REGISTERED IN ANY STATE.
   2.  A.  ANY  CARRIER  OF PASSENGERS WHICH OPERATES A STRETCH LIMOUSINE
 SHALL MAINTAIN INSURANCE COVERAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF  NOT  LESS  THAN  TWO
 MILLION DOLLARS PER ACCIDENT.
   B.  NO  PERSON  SHALL  OPERATE  A  STRETCH  LIMOUSINE FOR A CARRIER OF
 PASSENGERS WITHOUT PROOF OF THE INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH
 A OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   C. A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH A OR PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 BE A MISDEMEANOR.
   3. A. NO CARRIER OF PASSENGERS  WHICH  OPERATES  A  STRETCH  LIMOUSINE
 SHALL  TRANSPORT  PASSENGERS  IN A STRETCH LIMOUSINE WHICH HAS FAILED AN

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02813-02-9
              

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